Senator Vows to Block Any Clinton Successor

Source: Wall Street Journal

Ambassador Susan Rice’s attempt to repair her standing with Senate Republicans fell short Tuesday, as a trio of GOP senators emerged from a meeting with her even more harshly critical of the comments she made following the U.S. consulate attack in Libya.

One of the senators, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, said she would try to block the confirmation of Ms. Rice or another nominee to succeed departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “My view is we should hold on this until we get sufficient information,” she said...

1. Huh?

She'll block ANY nominee? That's right; let's waste months by not have a quick, smooth transition to a new Secretary of State. Who is being a threat to out national security? Gee, maybe the Senator from New Hampshire and the puppet masters themselves; McCain and Graham.

I don't EVER want to hear a Republican say they love this country again. Clearly, they DON'T!

49. That light bulb just went off in my head too.

57. No I don't think it's that

They are just trying to obstruct Obama from appointing who he wants. Whether Clinton leaves in Feb or March won't matter if she runs in 2016. It would be nice to let her take a break though. That's what pisses me off about it is that she's caught in the middle.

9. So, are they trying to force Clinton

to stay or for the U.S. to go without a Secretary of State? This woman is a jr. Senator isn't she? This has to stop. There had better be a lot of recess appointments next year because I see no other way to get any positions filled if this is representative of their "working for the people".

20. Maddow discussed this

Her theory is that if they block Rice, the administration would go with Kerry. Kerry would then give up his Senate seat. Then, the GOP could re-run Scott Brown in a low voter turnoff special Senate election & they would gain a Senate seat.

69. I was listening to the news today

all day Republican coming on saying I have unspecified questions about Rice & then they all end by saying they would strongly support John Kerry. What's your explanation for why they would support John Kerry but not Rice?

23. Welcome to DU! I agree 100% with you.

22. It is time

Folks we have to start taking states back one by one,kick out all governors(Republicans) and find people who are interested in fair play.The tea party people are doing just that, they are taking back the states one by one so they control the U.S.,and the same goes true for house reps and senators.

68. I guess they are not thinking that far ahead.

53. Kelly Ayotte, You Had A Full Hour

To "get sufficient information". It looks to me like you failed to frame your questions in a manner to illicit the "sufficient information" you were looking for. It seems to me that it is your problem for being so inept at asking questions -- perhaps because you spent your time putting out your talking points instead. Let's face it, you are not interested in answers because you instead just want the issue dragging on.

56. All GOP legislators

need to be slapped hard and frequently. They're doing nothing but pure politics and obstructionism. Just slap them down again and again. (I think they actually have a fetish for this obvious reaction.)

They're not mature enough to be a member of the federal legislative branch.